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My Country In this painting, My Country, the yellow and white circles represent the sun and moon. The blue circles represent the waterhole where the Warlu (snake) lives. The green circle represents the wet season and how it brings new life to the land. The two camps on opposite sides Read more…

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Spinifex Country The golden hues of dried spinifex and rich red ochres is iconic to the Pilbara landscape. Materials found in nature were used in creation of this artwork including earth pigments and dried spinifex. Dimensions: 90.5 x 91.5 cm

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Early Morning Mist The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the Read more…

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Pilbara Highway Patrol As a Yindjibarndi man from Roebourne. I’ve grown up alongside the highways and trucks that connect our region. While industry has brought many changes to our home over the years, we know our Country remains, ever-present and always watching over us. 

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After the Cyclone (Allery) I’m a Yindjibarndi woman, and this painting is about our Country after the rain. This year we had a big cyclone, and there was so much rain. When that happens, everything changes. The rivers and creeks come alive again, running full and strong, and the Country Read more…

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Salt Flats There are many Salt flats in the Pilbara.This painting depicts the water flowing underneath with the salt forming on top in ripples to show the movement of the ocean.

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